Milk Fever

Treatment For Milk Fever

Clinical cases of hypocalcaemia are usually treated with calcium borogluconate solution (20 mg Ca++/ml) iv and sc. Response should be dramatic. The doe usually starts to shiver and brightens up by the time treatment is finished. If she does not, it may be that the diagnosis is incorrect or is complicated by another disease. It is important that iv treatment only be given in the face of strong clinical evidence of disease. Calcium can easily cause death if given i.v. to an animal with normal calcium levels.